Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French engager. By surface analysis, in- +‎ gaggio (wage”, “salary) +‎ -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.ɡadˈd͡ʒa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: in‧gag‧già‧re

Verb

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ingaggiàre (first-person singular present ingàggio, first-person singular past historic ingaggiài, past participle ingaggiàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to take on, to engage, to recruit
  2. to sign (a sportsman for a team)

Conjugation

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